Yokohama

Language | BILINGUAL Sep 10, 2018

Rest, weary Japan traveler, and read this riveting 'ishibumi'

by Mark Schreiber

Much can be gleaned from memorials and markers erected at roadsides and elsewhere in Japan to commemorate people or mark events.

Rugby Aug 29, 2018

JRFU still confident of big crowd for Bledisloe Cup dead rubber in Yokohama

The Japan Rugby Football Union said Wednesday it was still hopeful of a big crowd for the Oct. 27 Bledisloe Cup game at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium, despite the game being a dead rubber. New Zealand's 40-12 win over Australia last weekend in Auckland saw the ...

National Aug 23, 2018

Two years later, Japanese soldier's nephew receives second wartime Hinomaru

A Yokohama man rejoiced Wednesday after receiving the second Hinomaru carried by his late uncle into battle during World War II. Hisashi Abe, an 80-year-old Yokohama resident, received the flag that was signed by family and friends of his uncle, Masamoto Abe, after it was ...

National Aug 8, 2018

Diverse Yokohama school aims to be model for bridging cultural gaps

by Chisato Tanaka

Yokohama has been a cultural intersection between Japanese, foreign residents and visitors from overseas ever since opening its port to international trade in 1859, leading what was once a sleepy fishing village to become home to one of the first foreign communities in the ...

Stage Aug 1, 2018

In Yokohama, they'll be dancing in the streets

by Kris Kosaka

Summer is a time for dancing. Across the country there are countless local matsuri (festivals) in which a regionally specific odori (dance) is the main attraction and, of course, there are the many outdoor music festivals that allow people to let loose and move. The ...

National / Crime & Legal Jul 9, 2018

Ex-nurse sent to prosecutors over suspicious death of elderly patient

A 31-year-old former nurse was turned over to prosecutors Monday after being arrested Saturday for allegedly murdering an elderly patient in 2016 at a Yokohama hospital where three other patients also died under suspicious circumstances, police said. Ayumi Kuboki has admitted to killing Sozo Nishikawa, ...

Food & Drink Jun 30, 2018

A culinary tour of Yokohama, the historical juncture of Western-Japanese fusion

by Matthew Hernon

Several of Japan's beloved Western-style dishes, such as doria and Napolitan spaghetti, originated in the culinary melting pot of Yokohama.

National / Crime & Legal Jun 21, 2018

Man flees after fatal knife attack at Yokohama housing complex

One man is dead and two others, his wife and son, are injured after a knife attack early Thursday at a housing complex in Yokohama, police said. The male suspect fled the scene after attacking Koji Endo, 61, his wife, Kyoko, 61, and their son, ...

National Jun 6, 2018

Citizens from Japan and overseas take initiative to join worldwide war on plastic waste

Faced with shops full of food and other goods swathed in plastic, families across the world are trying to reduce its use and recycle wherever possible to lower its impact on the environment. People from Yokohama to Athens are trying to play their part as ...

National May 28, 2018

Yokohama to get aerial gondolas ahead of 2020 Olympics

by Kantaro Komiya

Private-sector companies with the backing of the Yokohama Municipal Government plan to build seaside aerial gondolas in the port city, aiming to attract tourists coming from abroad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Senyo Kogyo Co., the Osaka-based amusement ride manufacturer that operates the Yokohama Cosmo ...

More Sports May 12, 2018

Flora Duffy claims second triathlon triumph in Yokohama

World champion Flora Duffy won the World Series Triathlon event in Yokohama on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack early in the 10-km race to claim her second consecutive title in Japan. Duffy won in a time of 1 hour, 53 minutes, 26 seconds. She ...